Hi Everyone,
September has a definite ‘back to school’ feeling about it, which can be either an exhilarating or exhausting prospect, depending on your point of view! I hope it’s the former for you.
Friday 12 September saw our first Warsaw City Connect, organised by Edyta Blachowska, SCMP® – and it was a sellout. Edyta was joined virtually by our Past Chair, Monique Zytnik, who spoke about how AI is impacting leadership communication. I think Monique summed up the event perfectly in her LinkedIn post: “I could feel the energy in the room all the way from Berlin!”
Friday 19 September saw more than 70 communications leaders descend on Brussels for another sold out event: the Communication Leadership Summit. Sadly, I wasn’t able to attend, but the feedback has been fantastic. My thanks to Mike Klein, IABC Fellow, SCMP® for partnering with us on this event. And huge thanks to Board Director Ruxandra-Laura Bosilca for her incredible efforts and support to make the event a reality. I hope we see it return next year.
And we’re just getting started!
London Unfiltered, a storytelling event with a difference, returns to London on Tuesday, 14 October.
Turbocharge, IABC UK& Ireland’s flagship day-long event, returns for its third instalment on Thursday 6 November. Tickets are now available – I’ve already got mine; will I see you there?
Dare to go digital this spooky season? Keep your eyes wide open for a hauntingly good Online Connect creeping in late October, conjured in collaboration with the ghostly minds at Crescenzo Communications. Lurk on our LinkedIn page like a shadow in the night – you won’t want to miss when registration rises from the grave!
Finally, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of IABC Member Lite on Wednesday, 1 October. If you’ve been thinking of joining, now you can connect with communicators worldwide, access thought leadership, and build your skills for just $115 a year. That’s less than €100, or two takeaway coffees each month. And if you join now for 2026, you get the rest of 2025 for free! Set a diary reminder now to check out https://www.iabc.com/
Wishing you a great month ahead!
Simon Cavendish, SCMP®
Chair, IABC EMENA